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Honey bee forage in Echo, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 83% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (88th percentile) and lowest in fall (73rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Echo?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, willows, arrowleaf balsamroot)
- Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31, peaking early Jul (summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Echo, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on May 19.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed, native wildflowers; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, rubber rabbitbrush, clovers: white, alsike and red; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, native wildflowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Alfalfa: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Echo
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe; Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.09 mi S; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.25 mi W.
How Echo ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 41st | 38th | 66th | 76th |
| Utah | 83rd | 88th | 81st | 73rd |
| Wasatch and Uinta Mountains | 65th | 87th | 48th | 63rd |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 31% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Echo: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Henefer 4 mi · Coalville 5 mi · Hoytsville 8 mi · Wanship 11 mi · Morgan 13 mi · Silver Summit 16 mi
An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021–2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Echo (40.9803, -111.4392); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.